During my time babysitting two sweet little girls who are half Guatemalan, and half Mexican I was inspired to learn more about their culture. So much that I even turned all of our lessons, and activities into a series Discovering Guatemala with Kids! During this month I'll be sharing various posts on children's books, crafts, hands-on activities, and lots of other resources.
Little one and I truly had loads of fun learning about the girl's Guatemalan culture, especially the girls who were always more than happy to share all the fun stuff we've done with their parents.
Chichicastenango, Guatemala
What better way to learn about Guatemala, then to learn about the town where the girl's daddy comes from. Today's post is on Chichicastenango, Guatemala and the famous Iglesia de Santo Tomás (Church of Saint Thomas). This town located in the El Quiché department of Guatemala, known for its traditional K'iche' Maya culture.
We started our lesson looking for Guatemala on the map, and learning about it's flag. I made a screenshot of Guatemala map from Google. I printed in color, and had the kids trace, and cut out the map. We talked about where Guatemala was located on the globe, and named the bordering countries. Guatemala is a country located in Central America.
The capital of Guatemala is Guatemala City. Guatemala
means "land of many trees" in Spanish. Once the map was cut-out they glued it on to a folder.
